Public water system · CA1400044
ActivePanamint Springs Resort
At a glance
Panamint Springs Resort (PWSID CA1400044) is an active transient non-community water system in Inyo County, California. It reports serving 218 people through 9 service connections. Its primary water source is surface water, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
218
Service connections
9
Primary source
SW
Surface water
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Panamint Springs Resort compare with other water systems in Inyo County?
By EPA's size categories, Panamint Springs Resort is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Inyo County has 112 active public water systems. Its population served is about half of the county average of 442 people per system, and accounts for 0.4% of the 49,451 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across California, the 7,479 active systems average 5,706 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Panamint Springs Resort is about 51% above that figure.
What does “transient non-community water system” mean?
A transient non-community water system serves places where people do not stay long, such as gas stations and campgrounds, and regularly serves at least 25 people a day for at least 60 days a year. California has 3,016 active transient non-community water systems, 40% of the state's 7,479 active systems. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs. 609 California systems (8.1%) list surface water as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Panamint Springs Resort?
EPA lists Panamint Springs Resort as privately owned. The CA state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 61 of the 112 active systems in Inyo County (54%) are also privately owned.
Does Panamint Springs Resort have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. The violations listed here began between January 2009 and January 2025. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (4 of them). EPA lists 4 as resolved and 1 as archived. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 2021-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2009-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Resolved |
| 2009-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
All 5 violations in EPA's records, newest first.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.
Panamint Springs Resort: frequently asked questions
Who runs Panamint Springs Resort?
Panamint Springs Resort (PWSID CA1400044) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the CA state drinking water program.
How many people does Panamint Springs Resort serve?
Panamint Springs Resort reports serving 218 people through 9 service connections in Inyo County, California.
Where does Panamint Springs Resort get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as surface water. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs.
Does Panamint Springs Resort have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.
Is Panamint Springs Resort's water safe to drink?
AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the CA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Panamint Springs Resort's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Panamint Springs Resort is a transient non-community water system, so it is not required to publish one; like every public water system, it must notify the people it serves about violations under EPA's public notification rules.
Other water systems in Inyo County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop Creek Chevron | Inyo | 16,793 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Bishop, City of | Inyo | 3,819 | Community | Groundwater |
| Petite Pantry | Inyo | 3,012 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Lee'S Frontier | Inyo | 2,000 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Inyo County PWD - Lone Pine | Inyo | 1,835 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| Pearsonville Water System | Inyo | 1,515 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
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About this data
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: AquaCensus, “Panamint Springs Resort, PWSID CA1400044, California”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/california/panamint-springs-resort-ca1400044 (data as of October 1, 2026).